Multi-well platforms, caddies, lids and combinations thereof
US6426050B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0425
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to multi-well platforms, lids, caddies and any combination thereof The multi-well platforms comprise a plurality of wells that can be of any shape and can be arranged in any ornamental pattern. The lid comprises an area corresponding to the well field. The caddy has a footprint approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate. When the multi-well platform is engaged with the caddy, the wells of the well-field of the multi-well platform are preferably not obscured by the caddy when viewed from the bottom of the combination.
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